Decision Workspace
utf8proc vs utf8proc-sys vs icu_normalizer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
utf8proc
experimentalv0.1.2
Rust bindings to the utf8proc library
40
utf8proc-sys
experimentalv0.1.2
Unsafe rust bindings to the utf8proc library
70
icu_normalizer
stablev2.2.0
API for normalizing text into Unicode Normalization Forms
Core Metrics
| utf8proc | utf8proc-sys | icu_normalizer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 40 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 1.5K | 418.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 31.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 350 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 306d ago | 306d ago | 103d ago |
| Age | 12m | 12m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
utf8proc
Maintenance
9
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
utf8proc-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
7
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
icu_normalizer
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| utf8proc | utf8proc-sys | icu_normalizer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.2 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT AND Unicode-3.0 | Unicode-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 201KB | 78KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.86 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •icu_normalizer leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •icu_normalizer is depended on by 350 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •utf8proc, utf8proc-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.